Bridget Pemberton-Smith received her Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Therapies with Art Therapy Specialization in 1998 from Lesley University. In 2006, she became a registered art therapist and in 2007 became a board certified art therapist.

Bridget has worked with a variety of populations including but not limited to children with physical illness, at risk adolescents, adults with mental illness, seniors both with and without dementia, refugees and immigrants and as a supervisor for art therapists seeking art therapy registration. She has worked in schools, afterschool programs, hospitals, retirement centers and mental health agencies.